Viluppuram Bus Station, popularly known as Villupuram New Bus Stand, is one of the bus terminus of Viluppuram, the other being the Viluppuram Old Bus Stand that is primarily used for intra-city buses. The bus station is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) away from the town's major railhead Viluppuram Junction. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation services both mofussil and town buses to the station.[3] By area-wise it is one of the largest bus terminus in Tamil Nadu.[citation needed]
Viluppuram New Bus Stand  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Trichy Trunk Road, Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. PIN – 605602. India |
| Coordinates | 11°44′30″N 78°57′46″E / 11.7416°N 78.9627°E |
| Owned by | Viluppuram Municipality |
| Operated by | Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu)[1] |
| Platforms | 3 (67 Bays) |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Accessible |  |
| Other information | |
| Fare zone | TNSTC Viluppuram Division[2] |
| History | |
| Opened | 2000 |
Services
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Due to the town's location between Chennai and Tiruchirapalli, all south-bound buses from State capital Chennai have to pass the terminus. The terminus is managed by Department of Transport (Tamil Nadu). This terminus servicing the premium buses which are operated by SETC.[4][5]
| Platform | Destinations |
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| 1 | Puducherry, Vellore, Tindivanam, Thirukovilur, Arani, Tirupati, Tiruvannamalai, Krishnagiri, Dharmapuri, |
| 2 | Chennai, Tiruchirapalli, Kanchipuram, Panruti, Neyveli, Hosur and Cuddalore |
| 3 | Thiruvananthapuram, Madurai, Tirunelveli, Palani, Erode, Tiruppur, Salem, Coimbatore, Mayiladuthurai, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Ulundurpet, Sankarapuram and Kallakurichi |
Connections
editThe bus station is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the town's major rail head Viluppuram Junction, one of the largest and important station in the Southern Railway Zone.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Objective of Departments" (PDF). Tamil Nadu Government Portal. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- ^ "TNSTC Viluppuram". Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation. 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Transport". www.tn.gov.in.
- ^ "Bus Route". The Hindu. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Types of services". TNSTC. Retrieved 13 July 2014.